Inspiration

A traditional European architectural element, dormer windows remain useful additions to any attic or loft, and are often celebrated with a markedly contemporary twist.

Whether it’s due to client tastes or fear of upkeep, copper isn’t typically the first go-to metal fo r the built environment. Yet its beauty — in both gleaming new and patinated states — is unmatched and can add unique character to a project. For the past nine years, the Copper Development Association and Canadian Copper…

You name it, there is not a building type that Adjaye Associates has not touched and redefined in th e process.

Outspoken opinions spark conversations about architecture like nothing else.

Too often, roofs are the last piece of the puzzle. Typically, architects begin their designs with po werful spatial sequences and material assemblies to define architectural experience. While a roof can be easily overlooked, it is one of the most important elements in shaping our perception of volume, light and boundary. Normally designed within a range…

When you bring together a group of internationally recognized designers to conceive unique seating f or a park in Sweden, you don’t get benches — you get Superbenches. At the end of April, a special installation by the same name opened in Järfälla, outside of Stockholm, as part of a broader two-year urban development program, and…

These projects inspire a sense of mystery, encouraging us to peak behind the midnight shades and exp erience the concealed spaces within.

Zumthor has been tapped to add three new buildings to the renowned Renzo Piano–designed Fondation Be yeler.

Explore Mexico's dynamic natural landscape through seven examples of responsive domestic architectur e.